Mother Knew Christmas Gift Mystery on Pearl Harbor Night
A nostalgic recollection unfolds of Christmas shopping with friends, a late night plan, and a fateful return to find Biff Batley missing after the ship he boarded at Pearl Harbor sank. The piece blends personal memory with community notices from Ames and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livelock A. Im
Cay
Biff Batley
Biff
Ing
Charen
Jones, Hutchingon
Mord Island
California
Pearl Harbor
Orville Mousel
First View
Colorado
Haag Couple Return From Wedding Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Haag have returned home from their wedding trip and plan to visit relatives in Minnesota starting Tuesday. Dinner guests on Thanksgiving at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Johnson included Mr. and Mrs. E. S. George of Graettinger and families from Hetherville and Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D . McCarty
Jr. Sullivan
Estherville
Don McWilliams
Iowa
Robert Simonsen
Dick Soransen
Paul Parkins
Alguna
Gene Chism
Rolfe
Stan Batters
Fort Dodge
John Martin
Virginia Phelps
Jay Thompson
Brazil
Indiana
David Merle
Clifford Schurmann
Spencer
the Times
F. E. Schurmann
Schurmann
Ray Youst
Cedar Falls
Charles
A. W. Ritzman
Youst
Mr. Ritzman
Ed Brennan
Roly Family Hospital
Times
Raymond Haag
Minnesota
Philip Johnson
E. S. George
Graettinger
Jackman
Michael
Ann Mary
Lf Hetherville
B. FE. McDonald
Jimmy
Mason City
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Arnie’s Cash Market
Apples BY the
Jonathans
U. S
Texas
Heinz
van Camp
Sen
Eatmore Cranberries
Cudahy
Wheaties
Sensen
Mrs. Dick Spies
Ames
Win, Hossack
Greettingar
Des Moines
Jack’s Food Market